Xinye Jin1, Lingen Shi2, Congyue Wang1, Tao Qiu2, Yi Yin1, Mingwang Shen3,4, Gengfeng Fu2, Zhihang Peng1. 1. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211100, China. 2. Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Institute for STI and HIV Control and Prevention, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China. 3. China-Australia Joint Research Center for Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China. 4. Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China.
Abstract
Background: Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and antiretroviral therapy (ART) can effectively prevent HIV infections among men who have sex with men (MSM), but the emergence and transmission of HIV drug-resistance (HIVDR) may compromise their benefits. The costs and benefits of expanding PrEP and ART coverage in the presence of HIVDR in China remain unknown. Methods: We developed a comprehensive dynamic transmission model incorporating the transmitted (TDR) and acquired (ADR) HIV drug resistance. The model was calibrated by the HIV surveillance data from 2009 to 2019 among MSM in Jiangsu Province, China, and validated by the dynamic prevalence of ADR and TDR. We aimed to investigate the impact of eight intervention scenarios (no PrEP, 20%, 50% or 80% of PrEP, without (77% coverage) or with (90% coverage) expanded ART) on the HIV epidemic trend and cost-effectiveness of PrEP over the next 30 years. Findings: 20% or 50% PrEP + 90% ART would be cost-effective, with an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of 25,417 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 12,390-38,445) or 47,243 (23,756-70,729), and would yield 154,949 (89,662-220,237) or 179,456 (102,570-256,342) incremental quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) over the next 30 years. No PrEP + 90% ART would yield 125,211 (73,448-176,974) incremental QALYs and be cost-saving. However, 20-80% PrEP + 77% ART and 80% PrEP + 90% ART with ICER of $77,862-$98,338 and $63,332, respectively, and were not cost-effective. A reduction of 64% in the annual cost of oral PrEP would make it highly cost-effective for 50% PrEP + 90% ART. Interpretation: 20% or 50% PrEP + 90% ART is cost-effective for HIV control in the presence of HIVDR. Expanded ART alone may be the optimal policy under the current limited budgets. Funding: National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National S&T Major Project Foundation of China.
Background: Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and antiretroviral therapy (ART) can effectively prevent HIV infections among men who have sex with men (MSM), but the emergence and transmission of HIV drug-resistance (HIVDR) may compromise their benefits. The costs and benefits of expanding PrEP and ART coverage in the presence of HIVDR in China remain unknown. Methods: We developed a comprehensive dynamic transmission model incorporating the transmitted (TDR) and acquired (ADR) HIV drug resistance. The model was calibrated by the HIV surveillance data from 2009 to 2019 among MSM in Jiangsu Province, China, and validated by the dynamic prevalence of ADR and TDR. We aimed to investigate the impact of eight intervention scenarios (no PrEP, 20%, 50% or 80% of PrEP, without (77% coverage) or with (90% coverage) expanded ART) on the HIV epidemic trend and cost-effectiveness of PrEP over the next 30 years. Findings: 20% or 50% PrEP + 90% ART would be cost-effective, with an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of 25,417 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 12,390-38,445) or 47,243 (23,756-70,729), and would yield 154,949 (89,662-220,237) or 179,456 (102,570-256,342) incremental quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) over the next 30 years. No PrEP + 90% ART would yield 125,211 (73,448-176,974) incremental QALYs and be cost-saving. However, 20-80% PrEP + 77% ART and 80% PrEP + 90% ART with ICER of $77,862-$98,338 and $63,332, respectively, and were not cost-effective. A reduction of 64% in the annual cost of oral PrEP would make it highly cost-effective for 50% PrEP + 90% ART. Interpretation: 20% or 50% PrEP + 90% ART is cost-effective for HIV control in the presence of HIVDR. Expanded ART alone may be the optimal policy under the current limited budgets. Funding: National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National S&T Major Project Foundation of China.
Keywords:
ADR, acquired drug resistance; ART, antiretroviral therapy; Chinese MSM; Cost-effectiveness; GDP, gross domestic product; HIV drug-resistance; HIVDR, HIV drug resistance; ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; MSM, men who have sex with men; Mathematical model; NLS, nonlinear least-squares; PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis; Pre-exposure prophylaxis; QALYs, quality-adjusted life years; TDF/FTC, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine; TDR, transmitted drug resistance
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